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Texas Occupational Medicine Institute
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View Post: Family Ties: Living with COPD
Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers ...
5 Oct 2009 by admin   ...
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View Post: BAZEEBAS !! » Blog Archive » Emphysema - Problem Caused To Your Lungs
14 Nov 2009 by admin  
This condition takes place when the lung tissue loses it elasticity and finds it hard to maintain a normal breathing pattern. Many suffer through this disease and have lost their lives in this battle. Smoking is one of the common causes for ... Lack of protein also known as alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) in your immune system makes you vulnerable for this disease. Symptoms of Emphysema. - A routine climb of stairs may cause shortness of breath - Bouts of coughing - Wheezing ...
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View Post: November 18th is World COPD Day « Life with these Lungs!
17 Nov 2009 by danielle10  
As fellow lungers and/or carers of lungers, I expect you all have above average knowledge of all things breathing. So, although you may not have been aware that tomorrow is world COPD day, I bet you can all tell me what COPD is, and I bet you all care something ... It can also be caused by the genetic lung disorder Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, or damage to the lungs from infections. 1.5 million Canadians carry a diagnosis of COPD. That's something like 4% of Canadians. ...
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View Post: copd life expectancy: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
2 Nov 2009 by edf  
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is causing a slowly progressive destruction of the airways by a gradual loss of lung function. It is a combination of various lung diseases. In COPD, two lung, namely, chronic bronchitis and emphysema are the most ... In some rare cases, COPD isfound in people suffering from a gene-related disorder called alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. Alpha 1 antitrypsin is a protein that inactivates the destructive proteins in the blood. ...
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View Post: Treatment for Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency - Causes of Alpha 1 ...
7 Jun 2009 by sanjay  
Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency is a disease that is caused due to the shortage of an Alpha 1 antitrypsin protein and is genetic. This Alpha 1 antitrypsin helps to protect the lungs and liver and a deficiency of the same leads to damage of ... The most prominent symptoms are difficulty in breathing either while exerting or otherwise, wheezing and losing weight without any reason. Additional symptoms may be exhaustion, abnormal bowel movements, irregularity in breathing, ...
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View Post: genome.gov
Learning About Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (ATTD)
20 Nov 2006 ...
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View Post: Medical Doctors Confirm "Divine Healing" Cases at the 6th ...
15 Nov 2009 by Wcdn world Christian Doctors Network  
healing case of a 68-year-old man as the most outstanding case presented. In 2003, he was diagnosed to have severe emphysema, asthma and alpha 1 anti-trypsin deficiency, and had a bilateral lung transplant and received immunosuppressive therapy. .... a hospital official said Thursday. Vajpayee, 85, was admitted to the VIP Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he complained of difficulty in breathing Tuesday night. ...
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View Post: Good Press: AARC Members in the News
4 Nov 2009
“Carol is such an inspiration to others with breathing conditions,” Carrie was quoted as saying. “She has really excelled and overcome so much to get where she is today.” Brian Cayko is featured in print and video on MontanasNewsStation.com , ... Teresa Martens outlines the week's activities at her hospital in this article in the Fort Morgan, CO, Times. The facility was planning educational lectures and free alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency testing for the public. ...
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View Post: New genes at work in patients with hereditary lung disease ...
11 Aug 2009 by insciences  
In most people, alpha-1 antitrypsin is made in the liver and protects the lungs by fighting inflammation. Without it, people are vulnerable to infections or irritants in the air, such as cigarette smoke, and often develop life-threatening lung disease. ... Some people with alpha-1 deficiency lead disease-free lives, never knowing they have defective genes. In others, the deficiency can lead to emphysema and cirrhosis, both progressive diseases that can be fatal. ...
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